Section 5-506 – Contest by Obligor
Section 5–506. Contest by obligor. (a) An obligor may contest the validity or enforcement of an income withholding order issued in another state and received directly by an employer or other source of periodic income in the commonwealth by registering the order in a tribunal of the commonwealth and filing a contest to that order […]
Section 5-505 – Penalties for Noncompliance
Section 5–505. Penalties for noncompliance. An employer or other source of periodic income that willfully fails to comply with an income withholding order issued in another state and received for enforcement is subject to the same penalties that may be imposed for noncompliance with an order issued by a tribunal of the commonwealth.
Section 5-502 – Employer's Compliance With Income Withholding Order of Another State
Section 5–502. Employer’s compliance with income withholding order of another state. (a) Upon receipt of an income withholding order, the obligor’s employer or other source of periodic income shall immediately provide a copy of the order to the obligor. (b) The employer or other source of periodic income shall treat an income withholding order issued […]
Section 5-503 – Employer's Compliance With 2 or More Income Withholding Orders
Section 5–503. Employer’s compliance with 2 or more income withholding orders. If an obligor’s employer or other source of periodic income receives 2 or more income withholding orders with respect to the earnings of the same obligor, the employer or other source of periodic income satisfies the terms of the orders if the employer or […]
Section 3-308 – Duty of Attorney General
Section 3–308. Duty of attorney general. (a) If the attorney general determines that the support enforcement agency is neglecting or refusing to provide services to an individual, the attorney general may order the agency to perform its duties under this chapter or may provide those services directly to the individual. (b) The attorney general may […]
Section 5-501 – Employer's Receipt of Income-Withholding Order of Another State
Section 5–501. Employer’s receipt of income-withholding order of another State. An income withholding order issued in another state may be sent by or on behalf of the obligee, or by the support enforcement agency, to the person defined as the obligor’s employer under section 1A of chapter 119A or to any other source of periodic […]
Section 3-307 – Duties of Support Enforcement Agency
Section 3–307. Duties of support enforcement agency. (a) In a proceeding under this chapter, a support enforcement agency of the commonwealth, upon request: (1) shall provide services to a petitioner residing in a state; (2) shall provide services to a petitioner requesting services through a central authority of a foreign country as described in section […]
Section 5-504 – Immunity From Civil Liability
Section 5–504. Immunity from civil liability. An employer or other source of periodic income that complies with an income withholding order issued in another state in accordance with this chapter is not subject to civil liability to an individual or agency with regard to the withholding of child support by the employer or other source […]
Section 3-306 – Inappropriate Tribunal
Section 3–306. Inappropriate tribunal. If a petition or comparable pleading is received by an inappropriate tribunal of the commonwealth, the tribunal shall forward the pleading and accompanying documents to an appropriate tribunal of the commonwealth or another state and notify the petitioner where and when the pleading was sent.
Section 6-616 – Procedure to Register Child Support Order of Foreign Country for Modification
Section 6–616. Procedure to register child support order of foreign country for modification. A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a foreign child support order not under the Convention may register that order in the commonwealth under sections 6–601 to 6–608, inclusive, if the order has not been […]